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Details of A&M's "12th Man" lawsuit settlement with the Indianapolis Colts

The Colts have agreed to stop using the "12th Man" mark and have until Aug. 15 to remove it from Lucas Oil Stadium.

On Wednesday afternoon, Texas A&M officials reached a settlement agreement with the Indianapolis Colts regarding their use of "the 12th Man," a term which Texas A&M trademarked in 1990. Texas A&M filed the suit in November 2015, and the university first contacted the Colts regarding the use of the mark in 2006. The most prominent example of the Colts using the "12th Man" mark is in their ring of honor inside the stadium, which was added in December of 2007.